Thanksgiving

We were blessed to have a whole lot of family come into town for Thanksgiving. Grandma and Grandpa Campbell got here Monday night, Todd and Savannah and family Tuesday night, and Sharon on Wednesday mid-day. We got right down to the work of playing non-stop.

 Thursday morning we headed to the Julian Wash trail to run the 5k Eloise had decided she wanted to do. We watched a train pass by as we gathered to get ready to head out on the run.

 Rachel designed the logo for the kids' t-shirts:

 All the kids were pretty excited about it.

 Sammy rode Megan's bike, and some of the kids took turns riding in the bike trailer Jacob pulled behind his bike or on the scooter he had for relief. Sharon, Grandma Campbell, and Rachel were the first to cross the finish line (Rachel on the scooter). Jared was the first kid to finish 100% on his own two feet. Since Annie had been woozy the day before at the doctor we decided it might be best if she skip the run, so she helped me at the finish line assemble the turkey cookies for finisher trophies.

 It was a lot of fun for everyone and may be a new tradition for our family.

Back at our house after the run, the kids got more of their wiggles out playing in the back yard.

 Ryan, of course, always loves to color (when he's not running around being loud), and Sharon was happy to join him.

 We headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Knight's house for dinner when it was ready.

 We stuck all the kids in the kitchen so we could have a more peaceful meal in the dining room/living room. Except for whoever had to keep getting up to help the kids have seconds. The food was good and we stuffed ourselves full.

After the food the kids went out back for more fun and burning off the calories of the day.

 The next day we managed a trip to the park for some fun.

 And played Rachel's new game, Azul several times.

 The girls had some pedicures, soaking their feet in the tub, then painting their nails.

Friday night we had a bit of a hair party, cutting Andrew and Matthew's hair, and Janet and Cari giving each other trims. Bevy, however, did NOT want her hair cut at all. When she got over her dread of a hair cut she let Aunt Cari do her hair in beautiful braids.

 Ryan may turn out to be a barber. He was super happy to comb out Cari's hair before her trim.

 Grandpa played around with the Ukelele a bit.

 Saturday after the baptism we went to a park near our house to play basketball and tennis a bit and to dig in the sand.

 Rachel requested a full burial and got her wish.

 We managed to hit another couple geocaches, too. One right near that park, and one across the street near the entry to our neighborhood.